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• Quakers speak out on Policing Bill

  13 September 2021

  Quakers in Britain have helped coordinate a joint open letter to the government about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that has been signed by over 350 organisations.

• Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks

  9 September 2021

  Twenty years ago a horrific set of terrorist attacks took place in the United States, killing and wounding thousands of people.

• Child Sexual Abuse Report: faith bodies are failing children

  2 September 2021

  The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is providing space for victims and survivors of sexual abuse to speak of their horrific experience, of lives ruined and health destroyed. Their experience informed the investigation into child protection in religious organisations and settings. Quakers in Britain welcome the investigation report which has been published today by The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

• Quakers commit to becoming an anti-racist faith community

  18 August 2021

  Stirring and sensitive ministry describing how racism feels, led Quakers in Britain to commit to becoming an actively anti-racist faith community.

• Quakers urge UK government to recognise responsibility for Afghan refugees

  17 August 2021

  As parliament is recalled on Wednesday to debate the crisis in Afghanistan, Quakers in Britain call on the UK government to recognise its moral obligations in Afghanistan.

• Quakers pledge to welcome trans and non-binary people

  12 August 2021

  During their three weeks' festival of faith and fellowship, Quakers in Britain have been listening to the promptings of love and truth. One of their key decisions was to acknowledge and affirm trans and non-binary people.

• Quakers make commitments on racism, gender diversity and climate justice

  8 August 2021

  Quakers in Britain concluded their three-week festival of faith and fellowship. At the end of their Yearly Meeting, their governing body, Quakers declared "We have pledged ourselves to continue to be a gentle, angry people who dare to live for truth and justice in a time of crisis."

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